sudo gedit doesn't work

[nszabolcs]

i have a fresh breezy install.

gedit

works

but

sudo gedit

doesn't open the gedit window and i have to Ctrl+C to get back the shell prompt.

any ideas?

[solar]

Originally Posted by nszabolcs i have a fresh breezy install. gedit works but sudo gedit doesn't open the gedit window and i have to Ctrl+C to get back the shell prompt. any ideas?

I have a simlar problem just when i am using network.
It seems that all the Gnome application that lauched by sudo are freezed, but if you waite about a few minutes, then the application will come out.

[nszabolcs]

LOL

nsz@ubuntu:~$ time sudo gedit

** (gedit:7927): CRITICAL **: gedit_prefs_manager_get_int: assertion `gedit_prefs_manager->gconf_client != NULL' failed

** (gedit:7927): CRITICAL **: gedit_prefs_manager_get_bool: assertion `gedit_prefs_manager->gconf_client != NULL' failed

** (gedit:7927): CRITICAL **: gedit_prefs_manager_get_bool: assertion `gedit_prefs_manager->gconf_client != NULL' failed

** (gedit:7927): CRITICAL **: gedit_prefs_manager_get_int: assertion `gedit_prefs_manager->gconf_client != NULL' failed

(gedit:7927): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid uninstantiatable type `<invalid>' in cast to `GObject'

(gedit:7927): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: instance of invalid non-instantiatable type `<invalid>'

(gedit:7927): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_object: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(gedit:7927): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid uninstantiatable type `<invalid>' in cast to `BonoboMDI'

** (gedit:7927): CRITICAL **: bonobo_mdi_add_child: assertion `BONOBO_IS_MDI (mdi)' failed

** (gedit:7927): CRITICAL **: gedit_file_new: assertion `ret != FALSE' failed

real    3m9.576s
user    0m0.372s
sys     0m0.032s

3min and still no window

well, at least nautilus started after 3min...

this is really annoying especially because the unofficial ubuntuguide.org always uses "sudo gedit" for text file editing

and the tips&tricks HOWTO-s use "sudo gedit" a lot as well

[flipkick]

Get the same "error". As well as with the logout function.
Have to use "Strg + Alt + Backspace" to logout.


Edit:

type "passwd" into the console.

then change your passwd. Now it should work fine again.

[brentoboy]

try:
gksudo gedit

sudo all by itself doenst know how to ask for a password in a gui environment.

happy sailing.